*Por YOE SUAREZ En el año 168 A.C., el rey seléucida Antíoco IV Epífanes marchó sobre Jerusalén y obligó a los judíos a unirse a la expansión del helenismo, inyectar ideas ajenas a la milenaria cultura hebrea. El Libro de los Macabeos cuenta que trató de quebrar la cerviz del pueblo judío: capturó el Templo …
Yoe Suarez The United States opened its arms to Cuban exiles since 1959, but the current crisis on the southern border and the lack of control over legal migration processes, such as the recent humanitarian parole program, attract allies of the communist tyranny and human rights violators at the same time to the country where …
* By Jaime Suchlicki The next five years in Cuba under the leadership of recently reelected “President” Miguel Díaz-Canel will likely follow the disastrous five years of his first administration. The economy will continue to deteriorate, repression and migration will increase and unhappiness among Cubans will deepen with growing demonstrations and opposition to the …
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* By Jaime Suchlicki Cuba combines the worst features of underdeveloped and communist societies. It is probably the most inefficient among the former socialist nations. By far, it is also the poorest in terms of per capita income. Moreover, Cuba’s economic decline in the last five years has reached catastrophic proportions, with no end in …
*Por: Yoe Suárez Puedo imaginarme la cara del que descubrió aquel saco lleno de cabezas de perros en San Antonio de los Baños, Cuba. Por esos días del año 2012 habían acabado las tumultuarias fiestas populares del Humoranga, y aún el paladar local recordaba las fabulosas brochetas que, misteriosamente, se vendían a precio de bolsillo en el …
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* Jaime Suchlicki A recent proposal to modify the U.S.-Cuba embargo and allow investments and travel to Cuba, introduced by a small bi-partisan group of members of the U.S. Congress, is likely to fail. Yet it shows the lingering perception that internal change in Cuba can be fostered by U.S. policies and that the 60 years of …
We must rally our allies and deter our adversaries before they pose a clear and present danger to our national security and to the region NÉSTOR T. CARBONELL The U.S. is right to focus on critical hotspots such as Ukraine, Taiwan, and Iran. But it can no longer afford to ignore the dramatic inroads China …
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In 1962, the Soviet Union surreptitiously introduced nuclear missiles into Cuba. A surprised, embarrassed and angry President John F. Kennedy blockaded the island and after eleven tense days the Soviet Union withdrew its missiles. The crisis, which brought the world to the brink of a nuclear holocaust helped, among other things, to shape the perceptions …
* Por Néstor Carbonell Cortina Los tiranos a través de la historia se han valido de todo tipo de argucias para usurpar el poder, y han recurrido a todo género de coacciones para eliminar o neutralizar la resistencia. Pero los que perfeccionaron la técnica de yugulación han sido los regímenes totalitarios, maestros en el arte de …
Originally published by Center for a Free Cuba To promote a peaceful transition to a Cuba that respects human rightsand political and economic freedoms On #NationalRumDay observing the links between Bacardi, Havana Club, and Cuban freedom August 16th is National Rum Day. It is not clear when it started, but I found references to it going back …
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